Sirhan Sirhan

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Submitted by John-Paul Pagano (United States), Jan 7, 2004 at 22:20

Hi,

I'm curious: is there no basis for considering the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian immigrant reportedly disgruntled by the Senator's support of Israel in the Six Day War, the advent of Islamist violence against Americans?

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Daniel Pipes replies:

Sirhan Sirhan is a Christian, not a Muslim.

DP